Keeper for straps and cords



SePt- 13, 1949- L. L. sHERwooD 2,481,788

.KEEPER FOR STRAPS AND ooRDs Filed June 27, 1945 IN V EN TOR. fsf-fn? A. W5/e W0 0.0.

Patented Sept. 13, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE KEEPER FOR STRAPS AND CORDS Lester L. Sherwood, Los ngeles, Calif.

Application June 27, 1945, Serial No. 601,741 4 claims. (o1. 24`182i My invention relates to a keeper for straps, cords and the like and has for its principal object Ato provide a simp1e.practical and inexpensive keeper wl'iich may be advantageously employed for receiving, holding and guiding, straps, cords and ties used onladies. hand bags, traveling bagsand cases, awnings,l tents or the like and the construction of the keeper being such, that it may'r be` easily and quickly applied to or removed from the leather, 'fabric or other flexible material, of which the strap or-cordbearing member is formed.

A further object o'f my 'invention is, to provide a keeper of the character referred to, which is formed from a single piceof wire, bent to provide one or more Strap or cord receiving loops and a pair of prongs, which latter are adapted to pass through fabric, leather or the like and thereby anchor the keeper in its applied position.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a pair of the keepers.

Figs. 2 and 3 are perspective views of modied forms of keepers, each having a strap receiving loop and a pair of cord receiving loops.

Figs. 4 and 5 are perspective views of keepers each having a strap receiving loop and a single cord receiving loop.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a pair of the keepers applied for use on an article of leather or fabric.

Fig. 'l is a vertical section taken on the line 'I-'I of Fig. 6.

Figs. 8 and 9 are perspective views of modied forms of the keeper, each having a strap receiving loop and a pair of cord receiving loops.

Fig. 10 is a plan View similar to Fig. 6 and showing a stay or retaining plate applied to the loops of a pair of the keepers.

Fig. 11 is a vertical section taken on the line II-II of Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of keepers constructed in accordance with my invention and shaped to form a hook and eye.

Fig. 13 is a plan view showing a hinge composed of a pair of the keepers and a short strap.

Fig. 14 is a vertical section taken on the line I4-I4 of Fig. 13.

Fig. 15 is a sectional view showing the keepers used in forming a swivel.

All forms of my improved keeper are formed fromy a single piece of wire and to producethe form shown in Fig. 1, the wire isv bent to form a substantially rectangular loop comprising spacedparallel members I0 and II, short parallel members I2 and I3 connecting the ends of members mand II, and a prong member I4 which projects .outwardly away. from the lower end of member I2 in longitudinal Yalignment with member II, which 'latter also functions asa prong.

The free end of prong II is spaced a sho-rt distance from the juncture of end member. I2 with prong Ill.

The keeper members thus formed are generally used in pairsy with the loopr portions disposedlside by side, with prong members II and I4 inserted through the fabric or leather of a bag, awning or the like and lying immediately beneath same and with the prongs of one loop projecting in the opposite direction from the prongs of the other loop. (See Figs. 6 and 7.)

Thus the two loops comprising the parts I0, I2 and I3 lie side by side above the fabric or leather and provide a secure keeper for the strap or tie inserted through the loops.

In Fig. 2 I have shown loop member Illa formed with two externally arranged circular loops I5 for the reception of cords or small cables and in Fig. 3 a pair of internally disposed cord receiving loops I6 are formed on member Ib.

Figs. 4 and 5 show respectively, on member IDc, small internally and externally arranged single loops I'I and I8 for the reception of cords or the like.

In Figs. 8 and 9, I have shown forms of keepers adapted to receive either straps or cords, with the small cord receiving loops such as I9 and 20, formed at the corners between member If and end members I2j and I3f.

To provide a stay or reinforcement for the keepers, a narrow plate 2| of metal or plastics is provided with a longitudinal slot 22 through which pass the loop members such as IIlg with said plate resting on the surface of the leather or fabric to which the keeper is applied. To maintain the plate and keeper members in assembled relation, the lower portions of the vertical members I2g and I3g are indented as designated by 23 for the reception of the edges of the plate at the ends of slot 22. (See Figs. 10 and 11.)

In Fig. 12, I have shown a hook and eye arrangement produced in accordance with my invention, and in this structure eachmember is formed from a single piece of wire bent to form an eye such as 24 or a hook such as 25 with the end portions of the Wire forming each member extended in longitudinal alignment to form prongs 28.

In Figs. 13 and 14 I have shown a pair of the keepers used in the formation of a simple and effective hinge, and in this structure the prongs of the keepers 21 are inserted through the parts to be connected, adjacent their edges, vand a strap 28 passes through said keepers, with the ends of said strap secured to the parts of the hinged structure, by stitching or otherwise. 1

To provide a swivel connection between a strap rope or the like and a member such as an awning, sail or tarpaulin, two of the keeper loops having long members such as 12h are arranged side by side, with said members passing through the fabric and through washers such as 30 disposed on one or both sides of the fabric (see Fig. 15').

ment so that the outwardly projecting terminal Y Y posite directions. 1

portions of the loop forming ,wire lproject in op- 3. The keeper's se'fertii inelaini 1, with a Y slotted plate removably applied to said loops above Thus it will be seen that I have provided a.V

keeper for straps, ties, cords and the like, which is simple in structure, inexpensive of manufacture, and very eiective in performing the functions for which it is intended.

YIt will be understood that minor changes in the size,-form and construction of the various parts of my improved keeper may be made and substitutedefor those herein shown and described Withoutv departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appendedY claims.

AI claim as my invention:

l. A keeper for straps and the like comprising a pair of identical members each formed from a single piece of wire and comprising a substantially rectangular loop, open at one of its lower the projecting terminal portions thereof.

4. The keeper as set forth in claim 1, with a slotted plate removably applied to said loops above the projecting terminal portions thereof andthe Vwire at the ends vof said loops being indented for engagement with said plate at the ends of the slot therein.

y LESTERYL. sHFRWoonyREIFERENCEs ci'rED l i Y y The following references are Yof vrecord in the le of this patent:

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